Honolulu Bound- steel guitar

[@thesteelguitarforum674]

Sounds so very authentic. Wish I could play like that!

[@LessonsWithTroy]

Incredible!!! Outstanding and so inspiring. Great work! I can’t wait for what else you come up with!

[@Hungry_Hunter]

Always puts a smile on my face listening to you play this classic tune. 😊

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Oh, that is so nice to hear !

[@AliasJimWirth]

I'm listening to this again today, and I am so blown away. Dog on...fantastic. Thanks again...

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Thank you so much Jim !

[@AliasJimWirth]

Super. Loved it.

[@eldarikus]

Wow! What a guitar! What a guitarist!!!! You guys are made for each other!

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Wow, thanks!

[@Caligari...]

Incredible playing !

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Very glad you like it 😊!

[@tonyboadle5851]

Darn it, you're so good! I could listen to this again and again.

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Wow, thank you, Tony 😊!

[@janakudritzki831]

One of my favorites ...

[@davidc755]

Outstanding! Thank you.

[@ArgentinaGuitar]

Great job! Bravo!

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Mahalo 😁 !

[@stanthesteelguitarman8228]

Yes - King Benny's in there too! Your speed and technique, touch and tone - everything is right up there with those great players of the past. I'd like to see you play "Hula Blues" sometime - there were so many fine recorded versions of this over the years, but I expect you would go for one of the interpretations by Sol Hoopi'i? [I myself prefer his later, slower instrumental version on electric steel guitar over the others, excellent though the others are]. Mahalo!

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Thanks for your kind words, Stan, glad you like it ! My arrangement of Hula Blues is a mix of Sol Hoopii, Bud Tutmarc and some of my own ideas. A video will come for sure !

[@stanthesteelguitarman8228]

I'll look forward to that, Sebastian. What do you think of the Felix Mendelssohn version of "Hula Blues"? This was the first Hawaiian record I heard, acquired for me by my dad when I was 10 years old, since when I've been hooked on steel guitar and Hawaiian music. [Pulu Moe was the steel player]. @@HawaiianSteelGuitar

[@mikeammonsmusic4505]

EXACTLY what I needed to find this morning. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Mahalo, glad you like it !

[@tikimandalawoldberg8880]

I love it! You're an amazing musician. I've been on the fence for some time, flirting with the idea of learning the steel. When I see and hear you play, that fence trembles and I want to jump into the garden and get myself a steel guitar.

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

That was exactly the idea if this KZbin-Channel 😊 ! Go ahead and get a steel guitar ! Mahalo for the kind words !

[@tikimandalawoldberg8880]

@@HawaiianSteelGuitar :D You're channel may just be that last gentle push I needed. Thing is, I love the old Hawaiian style. But I run away from Country. Just not my thing. Your sound and style, though, is exactly what draws me to this instrument. I'll be following your channel and ... if I get to start practicing myself, I will get back to you to let you know.

[@blenderbenderguy]

Outstanding!!!

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Mahalo !

[@kalakua60]

First class.And what a lovely tone.

[@HearAroundCorners]

Superb! Faithful to the original but with your own style. Amazing!

[@235buz]

Man oh man.

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Thank you Buz !

[@homerbentley1632]

Awesome steel … Mahalo plenty for the post.

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Thank you so much, Homer !

[@VisionQuestSound]

Wow! When you come to LA we’re filming an episode! Blessings, Philip VQS

[@fredisenor64]

That is so good I believe I should leave my Brasher dobro in the case.

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Ooops, just read your comment right now. That would be the last thing I want to achieve with my video, get your dobro out of the case !!! Glad you like the video 😁 !

[@derekmoore6265]

Very very good

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

@@derekmoore6265 Thank you very much !

[@mickcrockford6641]

Sebastian, on top of incredible musicianship I just realized how long your finger picks are! That is a skill and maybe something for me to try?

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Hey Mick, I use plastic fingerpicks because of the warmer tone I am getting. It takes a while to adjust when you are used to metal ones, it's not that bad, though, takes a couple of weeks to get used to it.

[@adirondackcomposer]

Wow! Now that's tasty!

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Glad you like it, Frederick !

[@janetnewsom5460]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

❤️

[@pierre-julienandrieux2783]

I really need to try C#minor... perfect sound an mastery anyway !!! looks like the gameplay is much more accurate with this tuning.

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Hey Peter, C#minor is great indeed, Honolulu Bound is in A, though !

[@ChuckHughesGuitar]

Man, you've got the touch! And the ear! Didn't King Bennie use low bass "A" tuning?

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

In an interview he stated that he tuned sometimes up to C 😊 !

[@ChuckHughesGuitar]

@@HawaiianSteelGuitar I just adjust the pitch on the Amazing Slow Downer until the pull-offs on the recording match my guitar!

[@davidjohn4140]

Love all your videos. I don't play like that but I do have a dobro. I noticed you play in A as opposed to G. Just preference? Can I tune mine up from G without changing string gauge? It would be so much easier to follow along. Thanks. Dave

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Hi David, sorry for the delay, just saw your comment right now. I use A instead of G because it was the common tuning in the 30s, it is a bit of a different sound compared to G, I have the feeling it cuts better through in a band scenario, also you get slightly more volume. You need different strings, the strings I use are:16/18/22 (all plain) and 30/39/47 (wound). Hope this helps ! Aloha sebastian

[@davidjohn4140]

@@HawaiianSteelGuitar Hey no worries. Thank you very much for the info. I really appreciate it and will round up those strings. Happy playing and good health. David

[@MichelleAle-fb4ol]

Como se llamara este guitarrista

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

My name is Sebastian Müller 😊

[@noiseKICKFX]

How did you make the backing track?

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

I recorded it using Ableton Live. Playing all the instruments myself.

[@alohamark3025]

I can imagine Charlie Chan dancing to this tune, on the top deck of an ocean liner. Fred Astaire would need to give him and others tips to move their feet a little faster. Number one son might be able to handle the tempo.

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Awesome, glad you like it Mark 😁 !